⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 5:58 · DEN 68-61 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:26 · DEN 68-62 MIL
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 2:40 · DEN 68-65 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 8:22 · DEN 25-36 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses technical free throw
Q3 2:40 · DEN 68-65 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
